Suburban/urban living

[lambchopp59]

27. There was much devastation. Numerous bay area organizations chipped in.

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Sorely needed donations. Lake county is 3rd from the bottom in per capita income, but the bottom of the economic scale of per household incomes at 35,997.00. Living expenses considerably cheaper here than all bay area locations, and except for some peak summertime temperatures, Lake is a far cry more desirable place to live in many ways.
Even though the election results were closer here with 44 percent voting Trump vs. 47 for Clinton, the Trumpeteers I see are a boisterously vocal minority, but largely retirees who fish the lakes here daily. Working age individuals were blown away by the election results as was I.
Yes the "good old boys" attitude amongst the RW'ers makes me cringe. I can tell you most of which were concerned only with their own losses here. Certainly just as the sort who claims to be so charitable... albeit not without a tax deduction, or largely making donations to sham organizations that support their racist, homophobic or xenophobic views, neither would the sort donate a dime if they thought it might go to a muslim family or one with same sex parents.
We've had a few incidents with the few Trumpeteers here at work being called in for disciplinary actions. One who made blatantly homophobic remarks towards a co-worker was forgiven, admonished and told never to pull that shit again. Another... however... truly cut loose with comments towards (anyone who wasn't white, hetero or republican) about their pending deportations was dismissed. Another contract worker who has continually hinted to racist and Christian-supremacist views will soon be leaving.